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The Litin uezd was a county (''
uezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the ...
'') of the
Podolian Governorate Podolia Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It bordered Volhynian Governorate to the north, Kiev Governorate to the east, Kherson Governorate to the southeast, Bess ...
of the
Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
. The uezd bordered the
Novograd-Volynsky Zviahel (, ; ) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. The city serves as the administrative center of Zviahel Raion (district). According to a 2025 estimate, its population was approximately 54,3 thousand inhabitants. The city is loca ...
and Zhitomir uezds of the
Volhynian Governorate Volhynia Governorate, also known as Volyn Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It consisted of an area of and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants. The governorate ...
to the north, the Vinnitsa uezd to the east, the Mogilev uezd to the south, and the
Ushitsa uezd The Ushitsa uezd was a county (uezd) of the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire. The uezd bordered Letichev uezd to the north, the Mogilev uezd to the east, the Khotin uezd of the Bessarabia Governorate to the south, and the Kamenets-Pod ...
to the west. It composed most of
Vinnytsia Raion Vinnytsia Raion () is one of the six raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; , ) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the b ...
. The administrative centre of the county was Litin (modern-day
Lityn Lityn () is a rural settlement in Vinnytsia Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Podilia. It was formerly the administrative center of the Lityn Raion, but is now administered within Vinnytsia Raion. Population: Name In add ...
).


Administrative divisions

The subcounties ('' volosts'') of the Litin uezd in 1912 were as follows:


Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census on , the Litin uezd had a population of 210,502, including 104,182 men and 106,320 women. The majority of the population indicated
Little Russian Little Russia, also known as Lesser Russia, Malorussia, or Little Rus', is a geographical and historical term used to describe Ukraine. At the beginning of the 14th century, the patriarch of Constantinople accepted the distinction between what ...
to be their mother tongue, with a significant
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speaking minority.


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References

{{Reflist Uezds of Podolia Governorate